Transliteration:( laqad kafaral lazeena qaalooo innal laaha saalisu salaasah; wa maa min ilaahin illaaa Ilaahunw Waahid; wa illam yantahoo 'ammaa yaqooloona layamas sannal lazeena kafaroo minhum 'azaabun aleem )
219. It is the belief of the Christian sects Marcosin and Nastooriya that Allah is divided into three. Father, Son, and the holy spirit. Their trinity consists of God the father, Hazrat Isa on whom be peace) the son and Hazrat Jibraeel as the holy spirit. This is the meaning of trinity.
220. By this, it means that though all of them are infidels those who remain infidels until death are deserving of this punishment because verification is based on one's time of death. Hence it is important that one should repent quickly. For this reason, repentance is the subject of the discussion that follows.
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The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 73 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 72 which provides the complete commentary from verse 72 through 75.
(5:73) Those who said: ‘Allah is one of the Three’, certainly they disbelieved, for there is no god save the One God. And if they do not give up this claim, all who have disbelieved among them shall be subjected to painful chastisement.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
[276]- i.e., one part of three, referring to the Christian concept of trinity.
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